2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team

2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–24 (1–13 SoCon)
Head coach	Kiley Hill (5th season)
Associate head coach	Kendra Samuels-Eaton
Assistant coaches	Eileen Van Horn Shayna Gore
Home arena	Ramsey Center

2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chattanooga †	13	–	1		.929			28	–	5		.848
UNC Greensboro	8	–	6		.571			21	–	12		.636
Wofford	8	–	6		.571			17	–	13		.567
Mercer	8	–	6		.571			15	–	17		.469
East Tennessee State	7	–	7		.500			18	–	12		.600
Samford	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Furman	5	–	9		.357			15	–	16		.484
Western Carolina	1	–	13		.071			6	–	24		.200
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, who were led by fifth-year head coach Kiley Hill, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–12 in SoCon play to finish in eighth (last) place. They were defeated by top-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.

Roster

2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Tamori Plantin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Buford High School Buford, Georgia F 1 Lonasia Brewer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Toledo Akron, Ohio G 2 Kehinde Obasuyi 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Carrollton High School Villa Rica, Georgia G 3 Reagan Trumm 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Powell High School Powell, Tennessee G 4 Mya Love 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Arkansas State Jonesboro, Arkansas G/F 5 Tyja Beans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Spruce Creek High School Daytona Beach, Florida G 10 Jada Burton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Dodge City Community College Spartanburg, South Carolina G 11 Chelsea Wooten 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr McLennan Community College McKinney, Texas G/F 13 Zanoria Cruz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Highland Preparatory School Orlando, Florida F 15 Ewa Kielar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr South Plains College Pabianice, Poland G 22 Nicole Azar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Samford Atlanta, Georgia G/F 23 Erin Stack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St. Charles North High School St. Charles, Illinois G 25 Bailey Trumm 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Appalachian State Powell, Tennessee G/F 31 Audrey Meyers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cardinal Newman High School Columbia, South Carolina F 35 Tyra Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Parkview High School Little Rock, Arkansas	Head coach Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Kendra Samuels-Eaton (Western Carolina) Eileen Van Horn (Marist) Shayna Gore (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 31, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Agnes Scott	W 101–27	1–0	Ramsey Center (286) Cullowhee, NC
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 49–67	1–1	Ramsey Center (428) Cullowhee, NC
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 56–81	1–2	Bartow Arena (125) Birmingham, AL
November 16, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 54–43	2–2	Trask Coliseum (3,370) Wilmington, NC
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	L 52–70	2–3	Gore Arena (1,294) Buies Creek, NC
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, NCCUSN		at North Carolina Central	L 58–69	2–4	McDougald–McLendon Arena (268) Durham, NC
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	L 57–90	2–5	Ramsey Center (626) Cullowhee, NC
December 2, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 41–60	2–6	Ramsey Center (436) Cullowhee, NC
December 5, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 64–73	2–7	Ramsey Center (1,291) Cullowhee, NC
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 48–59	2–8	Ramsey Center (581) Cullowhee, NC
December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 25 North Carolina	L 36–96	2–9	Carmichael Arena (2,643) Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 79–89	2–10	Ramsey Center (285) Cullowhee, NC
December 20, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	W 69–63	3–10	Curry Arena (61) Charlotte, NC
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Wesleyan	W 73–34	4–10	Ramsey Center (617) Cullowhee, NC
January 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montreat	W 58–39	5–10	Ramsey Center (544) Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 69–84	5–11 (0–1)	Ramsey Center (526) Cullowhee, NC
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 56–75	5–12 (0–2)	Ramsey Center (582) Cullowhee, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 47–48	5–13 (0–3)	Pete Hanna Center (133) Homewood, AL
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 44–78	5–14 (0–4)	Hawkins Arena (607) Macon, GA
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 47–56	5–15 (0–5)	Ramsey Center (558) Cullowhee, NC
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 59–69	5–16 (0–6)	Ramsey Center (795) Cullowhee, NC
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 78–71	6–16 (1–6)	Ramsey Center (565) Cullowhee, NC
February 8, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 52–89	6–17 (1–7)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,507) Spartanburg, SC
February 11, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 53–58	6–18 (1–8)	Timmons Arena (358) Greenville, SC
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 62–76	6–19 (1–9)	Ramsey Center (642) Cullowhee, NC
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	L 57–72	6–20 (1–10)	Ramsey Center (689) Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 56–60	6–21 (1–11)	McKenzie Arena (1,549) Chattanooga, TN
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 33–71	6–22 (1–12)	Brooks Gymnasium (1,052) Johnson City, TN
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 54–61	6–23 (1–13)	Fleming Gymnasium (452) Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Chattanooga Quarterfinals	L 43–64	6–24	Harrah's Cherokee Center (–) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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